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The resource presents best practices for increasing access to COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites for people with disabilities or special health needs. It highlights physical, sensory, cognitive, and technological ease of access, and gives practical ideas for improving access throughout all steps of the testing/vaccination experience. Ideas include topics from accessible parking to ensuring clear communication despite the use of face masks.
Resource Details
- Population: People With Disabilities
- Setting/Context of Implementation: Clinical|Community
- Topics of Practice: Organizational Change/ Development|Outreach/ Education/ Communications|Testing|Vaccination
- Outcomes of Interest: Capacity Building|Reduction of Health Disparities
- Level of Evidence: Emerging
- Tools or Materials Included in Resource: No
- Social Determinants of Health: Healthcare Access and Quality
- Outside of US: No